Loop construction



9, 1929. c, WOLF 1,720,617

LOOP CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 5, 1927 INVENTOR CHARLES VVoLF 7M BY E V 5 ATTORNEY Patented July 9, 1929.

UN STATES CHARLES WOLF, .OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. I

. LQOI' CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed October 5, 1927.

This, invention relates to handle constructions principally used on womens pocketbooks, handbags, or the like, and has particular reference to an improved loop construction for slidably adjustable handles.

Heretofore the loops employed for slidably adjustable handles of this nature have been made from a strip of leather stitched or otherwise secured to the inner terminals of the handle sections, with the ends of the loop strips adhesively secured together. In addition to the fact that loop elements of this nature rapidly deteriorate when used, tend to mar the surfaces of the handle sections with which they engage, and are expensive to produce and attach, the ordinary forms of loops are not ornamental and do not after slight usage retain the handle sections in adjust ment.

The present invention comprehends an improved loop structure, cut, bent and formed from a single strip of metal to provide integral means for attaching the same to the handle section terminals, to afford an ornamentation for the handle and to retain the handle in adjustment.

Other objects reside in the simplicity of construction of the loop. the economy with which the same may be produced and attached to the handle, and the general efiiciency derived therefrom.

lVith the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had to the following description and accompanying drawings in which there is exhibited one example or embodiment of the invention, while the appended claims define the actual scope of the invention.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a slidably adjustable handle equipped with looped members constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view therethrough taken approximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the loop prior to the bending and attachment of the same to a handle sect-ion.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 10 and 11 designate respectively the overlapped sections of a slidably adjust-- able handle of the type which is usually employed on womens pocketbooks or hand-bags,

Serial No. 224,241.

whereby the same may be adjusted to, lie flat or parallel to the pocketbooks or handbag, or increased in length so as to be bowed respectively to the pocketbook or hand-bag for grasping the handle in the hand. As heretofore stated, the handle sections 10 and 11 are usually provided with loops formed from strips of leather stitched to the inner terminals of the handle sections and bent around said sect-ions with the free ends adhesively secured to each other.

The loop construction constituting the present invention consist-s of a single strip of metal 12, the longitudinal or side edges of which are preferably reinforced by rolled beads 13. Adjacent the free ends of the strip. attached or anchoring prongs 14 are struck therefrom. It thus follows that when the springs 12- are bent around and secured to the inner ends of the handle sections 11 by inserting the prongs through the handle sections ends and bending the terminals 15 over to clinch the prongs in place, an ideal loop structure is provided which embodies better holding qualities than a leather loop, in addition to ornamenting the handle structure, preventing undue wear on the handle sections and retaining the adjustment. If desired, a strip of leather 16 which matches the leather from which the handle sections 10 and 11 are made, may be adhesively secured around the outer surfaces of the loops to lie between the rolled beads 13 for concealing the prong openings and the joint where the abutting ends of the strip 12 are brought together.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. In a slidably adjustable handle, a loop construct-ion for the handle section terminals, comprising a single strip of metal cut, bent and formed to snugly embrace the sections, said strip having out-struck spurs at its opposite ends for anchoring and attaching the loop to the handle section terminals and for holding the loop ends in alinement.

2. In a slidably adjustable handle, a loop construction for the handle section terminals, comprisng a single strip of metal cut, bent and formed to snugly embrace the sections, said strip having out-struck spurs for anchoring and attaching the loop to the section terminals and for holding the loop ends in alinement, the said strip having rolled heads at its opposite longitudinal-side edges for reinforcing the loop structure for presenting smooth edges at the point of contact with the section with which it slides relatively.

3. In a slidably adjustable handle, a loop construction for the handle section terminals, comprising a single strip of metal out, bent and formed to snugly embrace the sections,

5 said strip having out-struck spurs for anchoring and attaching the loop to the section terminals and for holding the loop ends in alinement, the said strip having rolled heads at its longitudinal side edges for reinforcing the loop structure for presenting smooth edges at the point of contact with the section with which it slides relatively, and a strip of material conforming in character to the handle sections, .adhesivelyattached to the outer surfaces of the loop between the rolled beads.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 3rd day of October A. D. 1927.

- CHARLES WOLF. 

